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. 2014 Feb 7;101(1):43–62. doi: 10.1002/bdrb.21097

Table 2.

Dose-Setting Criteria for Female Rats

Compounda Range-finder performed MTD achieved (no, yes, exceeded) Endpoint that was used to select dose levels No. of dose levelsb
1 Yes Yes Body weight 3
2 Yes Yes Body weight 3
3 Yes No Clinical signs 3
4 Yes Yes Body weight 3
5 No Yes Cholinesterase inhibition 4
6 Yes Yesc Limit dose (1000 mg/kg) 4
7 Yes Yes Liver weight 3
8 No No Clinical signs 3
9 Yes Yesd Clinical signs 3
10 No Yesd Limit dose (1000 mg/kg) 3
11 Yes Yesd Body weight 4
12 Yes Yes Body weight 5
13 Yes Yes Body weight 3
14 Yes Yesd Clinical signs/body weight 4
15 Yes Yes Creatinine increases 4
16 Yes Yes Cholinesterase inhibition 4
17 Yes Yesd Hepatocellular necrosis 4
18 Yes Yesd Body weight 4
19 Yes Yes Body weight 4
20 Yes Yes Body weight 4
21 No Yese Cholinesterase inhibition 3
22 No Yese Cholinesterase inhibition 3
23 Yes Yes Clinical signs 3
a

Test materials were arbitrarily assigned a “compound number,” which is consistent between Table 1 and this table.

b

Number of dose levels evaluated including controls in the female pubertal assay.

c

Maximum tolerated dose was achieved since testing was done at limit dose of 1000 mg/kg.

d

Dose levels selected to avoid systemic toxicity that was observed at slightly higher dose levels in previous studies.

e

Maximum tolerated dose selected using read across to previously performed studies.